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Flanagan's Version: A Spectator's Guide to Science on the Eve of the 21st Century
by Flanagan, Dennis
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1988
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394555478
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- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$20.99
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black boards, black cloth spine with gilt titles, x, 272, [1] pp, index. Bottom edges of boards & spine rubbed. DJ has slight edge wear; in Brodart archival cover. According to the DJ, Flanagan, "for thirty-seven years the editor of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Traces on the Appalachians: A Natural History of Serpentine in Eastern North America
by Dann, Kevin T.
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1988
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$25.99
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New Brunswick, NJ & London: Rutgers University Press, 1988 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full green cloth, yellow titles on spine, xv, 159 pp, 9 figures, 9 maps, glossary, bibliography, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "There is an imaginary line, a green line made of the rock… Read more about this item Item Price
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And There Was Light: The Discovery of the Universe
by Thiel, Rudolf
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- Used - VG
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- VG-
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Published
- 1957
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$21.99
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Teal cloth boards with blind decoration, lilac cloth spine with gilt titles, top edge dyed red, xv, 415, vii, [2] pp, 20 ff b & w plates, 73 line drawings in text, index. Top corner of front board & adjacent area of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Oceanography (2nd ed)
by Gross, M. Grant
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- Used - VG
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- No dj
- Edition
- 2nd ed, 3rd ptg
- Published
- 1972
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780675092883
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- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$19.99
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Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company, 1972 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Mostly blue pictorial covers, viii, 150 pp, many two-color figures, chapter references, index. Covers creased, old price blacked out on half-title. Concise college textbook. Contents: Earth--the water planet; the ocean floor; deep-sea sediment; water & its properties;… Read more about this item Item Price
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Causes of Catastrophe: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tidal Waves, and Hurricanes
by Leet, L. Don
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- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1948
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$20.99
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New York & London: Whittlesey House (McGraw-Hill), 1948 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full brown cloth, gilt titles on spine & decoration on front board, vii, 232 pp, 8 ff b & w plates, many line drawings in text, index. Corners bumped & rubbed. DJ rubbed, small chips, tears to 2 cm;… Read more about this item Item Price
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When the Earth Shook
by Niddrie, David
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- Used - VG
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- No dj
- Published
- 1961
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$20.99
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London: The Scientific Book Club, 1961 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red boards, black titles on spine, 190 pp, 9 maps, index. According to the preface, this is not a book about the science of earthquakes, but rather tries to "record the behaviour of the human race and their immediate reactions to this… Read more about this item Item Price
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Historical Geology of North America
by Peterson, Morris S., J. Keith Rigby, Lehi F. Hintze
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No dj
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- Paperback
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- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$19.99
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Dubuque, IA: Wm. C. Brown Company WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. No date, but about 1972. Mostly orange pictorial covers with black title on spine, vii, 193 pp, figures in text, index. Shipping weight 1 lb.. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No dj. 23 X 15 cm. Item Price
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Larousse Encyclopedia of the Earth
by Bertin, Leon
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- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- 2nd ed, 2nd ptg
- Published
- 1967
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$28.59
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New York: Prometheus Press, 1967 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full sage green cloth, pictorial endpapers, 419 pp, many illustrations including 20 color plates, index. Mylar cover over DJ & boards. Translated from the French and revised to give greater coverage to English-speaking countries. Contents: atmosphere & weather; atmosphere &… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Day the Universe Changed
by Burke, James
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Published
- 1986
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$21.99
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Boston & Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1986 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue boards, dark blue spine with foil titles, 352 pp, profusely illustrated, bibliography, index. DJ has a 2 cm tear to top of front panel & slight edge wear; in Brodart archival cover. Carries no ISBN, no DJ price,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Atoms, Stars, and Nebulae
by Aller, Lawrence H.
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- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- Revised Ed
- Published
- 1971
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$21.99
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Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1971 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full bright blue cloth, gilt titles on spine, xi, 351 pp, 142 figures, index. Owner's bookplate on fpd & date on ffep. DJ lightly rubbed, two small (about 1 cm) tears; in Brodart archival cover. According to the DJ, "Mr.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Quark and the Jaguar
by Gell-Mann, Murray
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No dj
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1994
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780716725817
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- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$21.99
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New York: W. H. Freeman and Company, 1994 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Laminated pictorial boards, beige spine with black titles, xviii, 392 pp, index. One corner bumped, else fine. Particle physicist Gell-Mann shares his thoughts on how the simple, such as fundamental particles, is related to the complex, such as galaxies… Read more about this item Item Price
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Science for the Airplane Passenger
by Wood, Elizabeth A.
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- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG
- Edition
- 2nd ptg
- Published
- 1968
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$25.99
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1968 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full green cloth with blue titles on front board & spine, xxiii, 227 pp including 52 figures, 42 b & w plates, and 4 tables, 1 ff color photos not in pagination, index. Previous owner's name on fpd. DJ slightly chipped; in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Galaxies, Nuclei, and Quasars
by Hoyle, Fred
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- Used - G+
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- No dj
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1965
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$20.99
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New York: Harper & Row, 1965 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full black cloth, gilt titles on spine & device on front board, ix, 160 pp, 34 figures. Small cut to cloth at center of spine, else VG+, a bit of smudging to boards. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. .… Read more about this item Item Price
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Source Book in Astronomy, 1900-1950
by Shapley, Harlow (Ed.)
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- Used - VG
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- No dj
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1960
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$21.99
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Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1960 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full grey cloth with gilt titles, xvii, 423 pp, charts & figures in text, sources, index. A few spots to boards & edges. Anthology of 69 important articles about astronomy arranged by subject. Contents: instrumentation; the sun; the planetary… Read more about this item Item Price
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Rediscovery of the Earth
by Motz, Lloyd (Ed.)
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Published
- 1979
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780442267797
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- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$27.99
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New York, Cincinnati et al.: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1979 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Black boards with white title & decoration, 279 pp, many photos & maps, index. Rear endpaper split at hinge, else VG. DJ has slight shelf wear; in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: 'Each of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Road to Reason
by Du Noüy, Lecompte
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- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- No dj
- Published
- 1949
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$20.99
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New York & Toronto: Longmans, Green, & Co, 1949 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Dark blue cloth, gilt titles on spine, frontispiece photo of author, 254 pp, footnotes, index. Lightly rubbed. Translated & edited by Mary Lecomte du Noüy. First Edition stated on copyright page. Contents: the objectives of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Watchers of the Skies: An Informal History of Astronomy from Babylon to the Space Age
by Ley, Willy
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- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Edition
- 2nd ptg
- Published
- 1964
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$21.99
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New York: The Viking Press, 1964 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full blue cloth with foil & red titles & decorations, pictorial endpapers, xiv, 528 pp, 46 illustrations, index. Edges a bit dusty. DJ has edge wear, small tears; in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. 2nd ptg. .… Read more about this item Item Price
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Science is a Sacred Cow
by Standen, Anthony
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- Used - VG-
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- VG-
- Edition
- 2nd ptg
- Published
- 1950
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$20.99
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New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1950 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Pale green cloth-textured boards, black titles on spine, 221 pp. Spine ends worn. DJ rubbed and somewhat tattered along top edge; in Brodart archival cover. Standen takes a spade to the souffle of scientific pomposity. Shipping… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report
by Ferris, Timothy
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1997
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780684810201
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$25.99
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Mauve boards, burgundy spine with gilt titles & decoration, 393, [1] pp, notes, glossary, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. From the DJ: "Timothy Ferris begins The Whole Shebang with a succinct account of how we have come to know… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Encyclopedia of Ignorance
by Duncan, Ronald & Miranda Weston-Smith (Eds.)
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- Used - VG
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- No dj
- Edition
- 3rd ptg
- Published
- 1978
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780671790875
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- 1
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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$21.99
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New York: Wallaby (Pocket Books), 1978 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Remainder. Mostly white pictorial covers, xiii, 443 pp, many figures, chapter references, index. Remainder mark, wraps covered with adhesive plastic, small surface chip on spine. Consists of dozens of articles by experts on what is not known in their fields.… Read more about this item Item Price
$21.99